Penguins 5–3 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2013)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐧 PIT	1	1	3	5
🧥 CBJ	1	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

James Neal

3 G, 2 A

5 shots · 17:44 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 20:47 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Chris Kunitz

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 18:33 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🧥 Brandon Dubinsky Go-ahead 1st · 03:59

Assists: Fedor Tyutin, Jack Johnson · beat Jeff Zatkoff

0–1

🐧 James Neal PP Tying 1st · 04:55

Assists: Matt Niskanen, Chris Kunitz · beat Curtis McElhinney

1–1

2nd period

🐧 James Neal Go-ahead 2nd · 08:34

Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Curtis McElhinney

2–1

🧥 Corey Tropp Tying 2nd · 13:42

Assists: Boone Jenner, Nikita Nikitin · beat Jeff Zatkoff

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 3rd · 10:51

Assists: Chris Kunitz, James Neal · beat Curtis McElhinney

3–2

🐧 Chris Kunitz PP 3rd · 12:58

Assists: Sidney Crosby, James Neal · beat Curtis McElhinney

4–2

🐧 James Neal PP 3rd · 17:33

Assists: Joe Vitale, Deryk Engelland · beat Curtis McElhinney

5–2

🧥 Nikita Nikitin 3rd · 18:31

Assists: Derek MacKenzie, Blake Comeau · beat Jeff Zatkoff

5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Kunitz · Neal · Crosby 18:33

L2 Jokinen · Sutter · Sill 15:41

L3 Glass · Adams · Conner 13:27

L4 Vitale · Gibbons · Kobasew 13:01

D1 Engelland · Niskanen 21:10

D2 Orpik · Scuderi 18:56

D3 Maatta · Bortuzzo 17:12

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Johansen · Umberger · Dubinsky 18:02

L2 Foligno · Anisimov · Atkinson 16:44

L3 MacKenzie · Letestu · Tropp 14:00

L4 Comeau · Jenner · Skille 10:21

D1 Murray · Wisniewski 24:28

D2 Tyutin · Johnson 18:33

D3 Nikitin · Savard 16:58

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT CBJ🧥

30 Shots on goal 28

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

21 Hits 50

22 Blocked shots 6

2 Takeaways 4

9 Giveaways 2

6 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 16.7% (5/30) CBJ shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Jeff Zatkoff

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:34 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Curtis McElhinney

25/30

.833 SV% · 5 GA · 58:27 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

PIT CBJ

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 9-6 (60% win rate, 15 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 6-7-2 (40% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 6-3-3 (50% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 4–0

Dec 92013 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 1–2 Nov 22013 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–0 Nov 12013 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Feb 262012 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Feb 82011 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 4–1

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❓ PIT vs CBJ, answered

Who won Penguins vs Blue Jackets on December 29, 2013?

Penguins won 5–3. The final score was Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

James Neal (3), Chris Kunitz, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Brandon Dubinsky, Corey Tropp, Nikita Nikitin.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jeff Zatkoff made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Curtis McElhinney made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Blue Jackets season series?

Penguins lead the season series 4–0 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 27 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 AfterDec 31 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–2

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 27 🧥CBJ @ 😈NJD 2–1 AfterDec 31 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 3–5

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